Bhubaneswar: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded on Tuesday morning near Puri, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said.
The quake occurred around 6.10 am at a depth of 91 km in the Bay of Bengal. The tremor was recorded at latitude 19.52 N and longitude 88.55 E, they said.
The tremor was felt in Paradip, Puri, Berhampur and some other places in Odisha and its epicentre was located around 286 km east of Puri and 297 km east-southeast of Bhubaneswar, the officials added.
However, there was no report of any loss of properties or casualty so far, and the impact of the earthquake was “negligible” as its centre was in the Bay of Bengal.
“Suddenly we were unable to recognize the quake. When they realized it was a tremor, all people came out of their homes and a panic scenario prevailed in the entire area, said a citizen of Paradip.